China Accuses British MPs Of 'Arrogance, Ignorance And Twisted Mindset' In British Steel Row

A general view of blast furnaces at the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, England, Monday April 14, 2025. China has accused UK MPs of “arrogance, ignorance and a twisted mindset” in the row over British Steel.Parliament passed emergency legislation last Saturday allowing business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to take control of the Scunthorpe plant from its Chinese owners, Jingye.The dramatic move came after talks between the government and the company to save the site broke down.Reynolds initially said that he did not believe a Chinese firm should have any say in the site’s future, but has since rowed back and insisted he was only talking about Jingye.Now, in new comments published on their website, the Chinese Embassy in the UK has hit back.A spokesperson claimed: “The anti-China rhetoric of some individual British politicians is extremely absurd, reflecting their arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset.”It said Jingye is a private enterprise not linked to the Chinese government, and that the firm saved British Steel workers’ jobs when it took over in 2020.The embassy suggested it was a “normal decision” to close blast furnaces, like the ones used at Scunthorpe.The row has sparked fears that it could jeopardise UK-China relations at a time when Labour have been trying to boost inward investment from the country.The embassy added: “Any words or deeds that politicise or maliciously hype up business issues will undermine the confidence of Chinese business investors in the UK and damage China-UK economic and trade cooperation.“We urge the British government to follow the principles of fairness, impartiality and non-discrimination and to make sure that the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies in the UK are protected.”The embassy also compared Britain’s response to British Steel with the lack of public criticism towards Donald Trump’s tariffs, writing: “What on earth are they up to?”Related...'So Heartless': China Condemned After British MP Blocked From Visiting Newborn GrandsonJD Vance Uses 1 Derogatory Word To Describe China, And People Are DisgustedTrump Threatens More Tariffs On China As Global Markets Plunge

Comments

Breaking news

Whisky firm unveils special anniversary malt to celebrate global growth

Comments

Similar News

US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

China's Warships 'Militarize' Waters Near US Ally

‘Rattled’ China knows world is on brink of truth about Covid lab leak – they are desperate to shift blame, say experts

Satellite Photos Capture China Expanding Strategic Aircraft Carrier Base

Apple Would Be Worth Half as Much If It Stopped Manufacturing in China

As a Tariff Loophole Closes, Sellers Who Import From China Brace for Chaos

China Hunts for Submarines As NATO Aircraft Carrier Group Approaches

Cheap parcels from China will no longer be duty-free. Here’s what it means for you

Now China bizarrely claims Covid pandemic started in the US in desperate bid to shift blame from Wuhan ‘lab leak’

Cheap parcels from China will no longer be duty-free. Here's what it means for buyers and sellers

China claims US could be true origin of Covid in astonishing new report

China and Philippines' war on the high seas: How two countries have rammed each others' ships and blockaded tiny South China Sea islands in territorial battle that threatens to spiral into WW3

'We don't care': A defiant China looks beyond Trump's America

Trump says kids may only get ‘2 dolls instead of 30’ due to possible toy shortage over trade war with China: Live updates

China makes stunning claim about Covid's origins after lab leak furor

Trump Loses First Round of Trade War as US Economy Shrinks, China's Grows

It’s not just Greenland: Inside the fight the U.S. faces to keep a tiny Pacific island out of China’s grasp

China Publishes Propaganda Video Comparing Negotiation with U.S. to 'Drinking Poison'

Chinese Assault Ships Put On Show of Force in South China Sea

China Naval Patrols Target 'Provocations' by US Ally

Breaking news

Whisky firm unveils special anniversary malt to celebrate global growth

Can this built heritage war room save a crumbling Glasgow?

Honour for former Herald critic after half a century as arts champion

Sandringham Estate forced to close after ‘plumbing issue’ on hottest day of the year

Harrods becomes latest retailer hit by cyber attack after M&S and Co-op

Beloved brewery that supplies beer all over Britain to close after 40 years

Virginia Giuffre’s dad says Prince Andrew accuser didn’t die by suicide

Co-op staff told to turn cameras on in meetings amid security concerns after cyber attack

FDA to rehire fired staffers who booked inspection trips, but other workers remain in limbo

Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law

FTSE 100 holds on to gains as US stocks boosted

South Africa says its peacekeeping troops are withdrawing from rebel-held eastern Congo

Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after injury at 62

Inmates awaiting deportation make giant ‘SOS’ message with their bodies that can be seen from the skies

Summer Movies: 11 breakout actors to watch

‘I won’t vote for that’: Senior Republicans dig their heels in over Medicaid cuts as they try to push through Trump agenda

Trump wants to improve the US birth rate. His tariffs are making it even more expensive to have kids

Tariff turmoil prompts cloudy forecasts from General Motors, Harley-Davidson for the year ahead

Stephen Miller claims Americans would rather buy expensive US dolls over Chinese dolls

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers get their turn to question accuser Miriam Haley at #MeToo retrial

The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

Senior Tories warn against deals with Reform as party braces for local election losses

Mother of dead inmate sues troubled Wisconsin prison where 7 have died since 2023

Profits up, stocks down and angry calls: Tech giants playing nice with Trump hasn’t translated to a windfall

Kohl’s CEO fired after making ‘highly unusual’ business deals with his romantic partner, report says

Sycamore Gap tree felling suspect claims he was ‘fixed up’ after a dispute by someone ‘stirring the pot’

Video: Moment out-of-control dog tries to bite police horses on patrol

During final Fox appearance before ouster, Mike Waltz congratulated colleague on ‘last day’

Harrods targeted by cyber hackers in latest online attack on UK retailer

Perth Museum staff suffered verbal abuse due to "misinformation" about the café

Full list of candidates for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election confirmed

Virginia Giuffre's father says 'no way' daughter took her own life in bombshell interview

The UK just saw the sunniest April on record, according to the Met Office

Masked figures drop from helicopters and storm building near Tesco leaving shoppers stunned

M&S pauses recruitment amid ongoing cyber attack

Luxury store Harrods is latest retail victim of cyber attackers

Video shows police horses being attacked by dog in park

Duncan Ferguson: I told David Beckham to f*** off - it’s one of my biggest Premier League regrets

Harrods cyber attack: Luxury store is latest target in worrying trend

'People can't believe what I've done to my body - my extreme change scares them'

Woman jailed for 'killing pal's boyfriend' clears her name – but is then found dead

Bee Gees: Secrets behind the one band to ever come close to being 'bigger than The Beatles'

Mum's urgent warning after son, 16, died of hay fever while celebrating GCSEs

Sycamore Gap accused claims he was 'framed on Facebook' for felling iconic tree

Prince Andrew accuser has chilling 7-word response to Virginia Giuffre's suicide

Prince William shares unseen snaps from secret visit as he releases surprise message

Warning over surge in terrifying bug that kills up to one in five people it infects - 'corridor care' in NHS hospitals is to blame

The one food Sir David Attenborough cut out which could help him 'live past 100' - after admitting he is 'nearing the end of his life' in powerful statement

Sick Florida woman 'had sex with underage boy' she met at a funeral

Harrods is hit by cyber attack: Luxury department store is latest high street name targeted by hackers

Hayfever killed my son while he celebrated the end of his GCSEs with friends - I don't want my heartbreak to happen to another family

There's plenty more fish in the sea! Hapless romantic's first date goes horribly wrong when his car gets STUCK on beach

Ex-civil servant, 25, denies lying about being a GCHQ intelligence analyst, NCA chief of staff and the Cabinet Office's 'Head of Western Balkans'

Holocaust survivor, 95, has 'life story stolen' by AI fraudsters who rewrote her emotional bestseller and sold it online using 'anti-Semitic' pen names

Riots break out across France as cops and protesters pelt each other with tear gas and projectiles during May Day marches

Doctor issues heat warning to millions with common ailment: 'People suffer more when it gets hot'

Rapper 'boasted about gangster lifestyle before stabbing father-of-two in front of his young son in barbershop ambush', court hears